Recently, the stock market has been very unstable. After a period of extremely good business and market highs, it seems we are experiencing just the opposite. The market has become increasingly unsure and risky, even with well known companies. I believe the shift in the stock market is based partly with the oil crisis caused by OPEC and partly with constant bad reports presented by companies. Maybe if assessment firms gave good reports more often …showed first 75 words of 325 total…

…showed last 75 words of 325 total…gas prices either goes to the government or to Mideast countries. Private companies do not benefit and therefore our economy drops. In closing, I believe our national market should always be on the rise. This would show that we, indeed, have a well-functioning society. However, we continually stand by and allow domestic and foreign governments to control our economy. Bibliography “Nasdaq’s loss third biggest” Beaumont Enterprise 27 Sept. 2000 “Nasdaq reaches record low”Beaumont Enterprise 29 Sept. 2000